On Tuesday, June 18th, three high ranking House Committee Chairpersons, sent a letter to DHS Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan concerning the appointment of Kenneth T. “Ken” Cuccinelli II as USCIS Acting Director! They are mainly requesting a briefing and any documentation related to Cuccinelli’s appointment. I have posted the…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Kenneth T. (Ken) Cuccinelli will be the next Acting Director of USCIS, as of Monday, June 10, 2019. He will replace Director L. Francis Cissna who has been in that position since October 2017 and resigned June 1st. The new Acting Director…
USCIS announced on Friday, May 31st that they released the Fiscal Year 2018 Statistical Annual Report (PDF). This report highlights USCIS programs, workload, and accomplishments! USCIS Director, L. Francis Cissna stated, “The 2018 USCIS Statistical Annual Report represents a key piece in our continued commitment to provide improved awareness of…
USCIS announced on Friday, May 24th that L. Francis Cissna had resigned as Director effective June 1st. L. Francis Cissna wrote, “At the request of the President, I submitted my resignation today effective June 1, 2019,”! He has been the Director of USCIS since October 8, 2017 and was appointed…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Mark Koumans will be the next Deputy Director of USCIS, as of Monday, May 13, 2019. He will replace Acting Deputy Director Tracy Renaud who has been in that position since March 2018. Deputy Director Koumans is described as a career federal…
USCIS has launched a new searchable H-1B Employer database, entitled “H-1B Employer Data Hub” and a new Web Page, entitled “Understanding Our H-1B Employer Data Hub” to explain the new Data Hub’s capabilities. The H-1B Employer Data Hub will allow the public to search H-1B petitioners by different important parameters…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2019 statistics (First Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2019 statistics (First Quarter) covers October 2018 through December 2018. The link to each FY2019 (First…
On Sunday night, April 7th, Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that she had resigned as Secretary of Homeland Security! Nielsen has enforced some of President Trump’s most controversial border policies; a proposed wall at the Mexican Border and the separation of migrant families at the Mexican Border. It is being reported…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2018 statistics (Fourth Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2018 statistics (Fourth Quarter) covers July 2018 through September 2018. The link to each FY2018 (Fourth…
USCIS has launched a new searchable H-1B Employer database, entitled “H-1B Employer Data Hub” and a new Web Page, entitled “Understanding Our H-1B Employer Data Hub” to explain the new Data Hub’s capabilities. The H-1B Employer Data Hub will allow the public to search H-1B petitioners by different important parameters…